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Guns N’ Roses returned to the stage with new songs and lineup
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After a long seven year absence Guns N’
Roses returned to the stage at 3:30am Jan 1st at the House of Blues in
Las Vegas. The latest incarnation of the rock supergroup played mostly
music from the chart topping debut “Appetite for Destruction”, but treated
fans to a preview of five new songs that will appear on the forthcoming
“Chinese Democracy” album.
In true Guns N’ Roses fashion the show
was delayed a couple of hours, but according to fan reports, the crowd
forgot about the inconvenience once the band finally hit the stage at 3:30am
with a rendition of “Welcome to the Jungle”. Guitarist Buckethead
donned a KFC bucket as a hat and a phantom of the opera style face mask
through the entire show.
Some fans are reporting across the net
that the new songs received a lukewarm reception, while the GNR classics
like '”You Could Be Mine”, “It's So Easy”, “Sweet Child O' Mine”, “Nightrain”,
“Mr Brownstone”, ”November Rain”, ”Patience”, “Live And Let
Die” and “My Michelle” brought the crowd to their feet. The new songs included
“Chinese Democracy”, “The Blues”, “Silk Worms”, “Oklahoma” and “Oh My God”.
The current GNR lineup includes Axl Rose
as the only remaining original member with the exception of Keyboardist
Dizzy Reed who played with an earlier incarnation of the group, the rest
of the group are newcomers to the GNR fold. Rounding out the latest lineup
are guitarist Buckethead, Brian Mantia (Primus) on Drums, Robin Fink (Nine
Inch Nails) on guitar, Tommy Stinson (Replacements) on bass, and Chris
Pitman (Replicants) on guitar.
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